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Old Norse

Old Norse was a North Germanic language spoken in Scandinavia and in Norse settlements during the Viking Age and the early Middle Ages (approximately the 8th–14th centuries). It is the conventional term for the medieval West and East Scandinavian dialects (often labelled Old West Norse and Old East Norse) that developed from Proto-Norse and later evolved …

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Early form
Proto-Norse (attested)
Era
Evolved from Proto-Norse in the 8th century, and developed into the various North Germanic languages by the 15th century
Ethnicity
Danes, Icelanders, Norwegians, and Swedes
Glottolog
oldn1244
ISO 639-2
non
ISO 639-3
non

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Old Norse

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Old Norse

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related to Geographical distribution · 33
Old Norse → Cumbria, Danish, Denmark, East, England, European, Faroes, Finland, Gotland, Greenland, In, In Kievan Rus, Ireland, Isle, Kievan Rus, Man, Normandy, Norse, Old East Norse, Old Icelandic
related to External links · 22
Old Norse → Arne TorpOld Norse, AustinVideo, Eldar HeideOld Norse, England, EnglishOld Norse, Global Lexicostatistical DatabaseOld Norse, Haukur, Heimskringla, Jonathan Slocum, Krause, Linguistics Research Center, Middle English, Miraheze, Modern Icelandic, Norse Online, Norwegian Old Norse, Old, Texas, Todd, University
related to Relationship to English · 22
Old Norse → Adjectives, Adverbs, Anglo-Saxons, Conjunction, English, English/Viking Age Old East, In, Interjection, It, Middle English, Norse, Nouns, OE, Old English, ON, Personal, Prenominal, Prepositions, Proto-Germanic, This
related to Modern descendants · 18
Old Norse → Among, Danish, East, East Scandinavian, Faroe Islands, Faroese, Icelandic, Norn, Norwegian, Old East Norse, Old West Norse, Orkney, Shetland, Swedish, The, West Dialect, West Scandinavian, With Danish
related to Other influenced languages · 18
Old Norse → Belarusian, Estonian, Finnish, Irish, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norman, Norse, Rootsi, Ruotsi, Rus, Russia, Russian, Scottish Gaelic, Sweden, The, Ukrainian, Various
related to Accent · 15
Old Norse → Accent, Faroese, However, Icelandic, In Danish, It, Middle Ages, Norwegian, Others, Proto-Nordic, Proto-Norse, Some, Swedish, The, Viking Age
related to Texts · 13
Old Norse → Best, Christianity, Iceland, Icelanders, Latin, Most, Norse, Old Testament, Runes, Subsequently, Sweden, The, With
related to Vowels · 13
Old Norse → Dalecarlian, First Grammatical Treatise, Germanic, However, If, In, Nasal, Old East Norse, The, The First Grammarian, These, They, This
related to Orthography · 12
Old Norse → As, Because, Elder Futhark, IPA, Latin, Long, Medieval, Middle Ages, Most, The, Unlike Proto-Norse, Younger Futhark
related to Dialects · 11
Old Norse → As, Danish, Dǫnsk, Heimskringla, However, Most, Norrœnt, Norse, Old East Norse, Old West Norse, Snorri Sturluson

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norse old icelandic swedish west east danish norwegian century modern language also runic dialects english vowels words languages vowel early

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Old NorseEarly formProto-Norse (attested)1.00infobox
Old NorseEraEvolved from Proto-Norse in the 8th century, and developed into the various North Germanic languages by the 15th century1.00infobox
Old NorseEthnicityDanes, Icelanders, Norwegians, and Swedes1.00infobox
Old NorseGlottologoldn12441.00infobox
Old NorseISO 639-2non1.00infobox
Old NorseISO 639-3non1.00infobox
Old NorseLanguage familyGermanicNorth GermanicOld Norse1.00infobox
Old NorseLanguage familyNorth GermanicOld Norse1.00infobox
Old NorseLanguage familyOld Norse1.00infobox
Old NorseNative toScandinavia, Iceland, Faroe Islands, Greenland and other Norse settlements1.00infobox
Old NorseRegionNordic countries, Great Britain, Ireland, Isle of Man, Normandy, Newfoundland, the Volga and places in-between1.00infobox
Old NorseWriting systemRunic, later Latin (Old Norse alphabet)1.00infobox

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